Curotto ready for bigger role at Souderton

Friday

Surrounded by plenty of quality senior skill-position players, Curotto completed 43 passes for 649 yards and five TDs for the 7-4 Indians.

But with a bunch of new faces and as a returning starter, Curotto, now a senior, realizes he’s going to be counted upon to do more this fall.

“I do expect that and am really looking forward to it,” Curotto said. “Last year, I was more managing the game. We had so many people who could break the game open wide at any time.

“I think I have the skills myself and, more importantly, the people around me, to accomplish that.”

Curotto spent time working to develop better chemistry with his receivers prior to summer camp.

“Football is about trust,” he said. “If I get the timing down with the receivers, I’ll know where they’re going to be and what they’re going to do at all times.”

Souderton coach Ed Gallagher has been impressed with the progress of Curotto, who has a 4.4 GPA and plans to go to law school after getting a bachelor’s degree in business at one of four high-level schools he’s considering (including Brown and Georgetown).

“I think he really developed confidence as the year went on and was playing really well at the end of the year,” Gallagher said. “He’s the main skill player returning, so he’s going to shoulder most of the load for us. We’re going to rely on him a lot more this year.”

The loss of two-way senior lineman Ricky Young, who twice earned first-team All-Suburban One League Continental Conference honors on both sides of the ball, to a broken leg during the first week of camp didn’t help Souderton.

“It was quite the blow,” Curotto said. “We’re trying to deal with it as best we can.”

Still, coming off a season in which Souderton just missed the District One playoffs, Curotto and company are hoping to earn a postseason berth for the first time in three years and compete for the title in what could be a wide-open SOL Continental.

“One of my primary goals is not only getting back to the playoffs but winning a game,” he said. “We haven’t done that in my career. I think we can be in the (conference) mix. I really think we have a great chance (to win it).”